US5887454A - Dry-cleaning machine with steam heated drying air - Google Patents

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US5887454A
US5887454A US08/867,841 US86784197A US5887454A US 5887454 A US5887454 A US 5887454A US 86784197 A US86784197 A US 86784197A US 5887454 A US5887454 A US 5887454A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F43/00—Dry-cleaning apparatus or methods using volatile solvents
    • D06F43/08—Associated apparatus for handling and recovering the solvents
    • D06F43/086—Recovering the solvent from the drying air current

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  • the present invention relates to a dry-cleaning machine for linen and garments, operating with continuous solvent distillation, in which the drying air is heated up without the direct use of resistors.
  • the rotating washwheel which contains the garments and/or linen to be washed with an organic solvent
  • a solvent circuit which comprises a device for continuously distilling the same solvent, which is heated up with steam produced in a vaporization chamber through the heating by means of resistors.
  • the washwheel also communicates with a second circuit, in which the drying air is circulated by a fan and heated up by a resistor before it enters the washwheel.
  • the present invention is aimed at providing a dry-cleaning machine with continuous solvent distillation, operating with low consumption and lower installed electric capacity compared to known washing machines.
  • the reference numeral 1 indicates a washing tank of the washing machine according to the invention, which houses a rotating drum or basket 2 capable of containing the garments and/or linen to be washed.
  • Tank 1 communicates with a solvent distiller 3 through a solvent circulation system 20 of a conventional type.
  • Tank 1 also communicates with a drying air circulation system, generally indicated as 4, which comprises an outlet pipe 5 for the air entraining the solvent removed from the garments inside drum 2, a fan 6, a cooling unit 7, which separates the solvent from the air by condensation, an air preheating unit 19 (heat pump of the cooling unit), and an inlet pipe 8 to allow the preheated air to flow into tank 1.
  • a drying air circulation system generally indicated as 4 which comprises an outlet pipe 5 for the air entraining the solvent removed from the garments inside drum 2, a fan 6, a cooling unit 7, which separates the solvent from the air by condensation, an air preheating unit 19 (heat pump of the cooling unit), and an inlet pipe 8 to allow the preheated air to flow into tank 1.
  • the solvent line is shown in broken view where its run is interrupted by the heat exchangers 7 and 19.
  • the solvent spray line is pressurized by a pump 22 fed from a return line coming from the bottom of the washing tank 1 through a filter 21, and from a solvent tank 26 which is fed from the distiller 3 through a condenser 26 and a water separator 25.
  • Distiller 3 comprises a solvent vaporization chamber 10 which houses a steam heater 11 comprising a sump 11a, in which resistors 12 are installed to supply the heat required for continuously vaporizing water.
  • heater 11 communicates with a heat exchanger 15 by means of a conduit 13 through a solenoid valve 14.
  • the heat exchanger 15 is installed in the drying air circuit downstream from preheating unit 19 on inlet pipe 8 which conveys preheated air to tank 1.
  • a condensate return pipe 16 connects heat exchanger 15 to sump 11a of heater 11 through electrovalve 17.
  • valves 14 and 17 open and the steam produced by heater 11 enters heat exchanger 15, supplying the circulating air with the heat necessary for heating it up to the operating temperature.
  • the drying air operating temperature is controlled by a thermostat 18 located inside drying air inlet pipe 8, which causes valves 14 and 17 to close when the air has reached a set temperature, thus interrupting steam feed to exchanger 15.
  • Thermostat 18 keeps the drying air at a constant temperature by allowing or shutting off steam feed to exchanger 15.
  • Advantageously exchanger 15 is of the type having a finned surface.
  • the heating system is a closed circuit, as no steam is consumed, but only heat is delivered to the users, i.e. to distiller 3 to vaporize the solvent contained in it, and to heat exchanger 15 to heat up the drying air.
  • Steam pressure inside the system is maintained at values around 2-2.5 bar and reaches a maximum pressure of 4.5 bar when there is not heat demand from the users.
  • the maximum pressure is controlled by a pressure sensing device 21, mounted on return pipe 16 of exchanger 21, which shuts off resistors 12 when the maximum set value is reached.

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  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
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US20040206131A1 (en) * 2003-04-15 2004-10-21 Kleker Richard G. Apparatus for washing and drying garments
US20050071929A1 (en) * 2003-10-01 2005-04-07 Vanita Mani Integral laundry cleaning and drying system and method
US20050199016A1 (en) * 2004-03-15 2005-09-15 Masaya Tadano Dry cleaner and drying machine
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US20060101867A1 (en) * 2004-04-12 2006-05-18 Kleker Richard G Apparatus for processing garments including a water and air system
US20070028396A1 (en) * 2004-03-16 2007-02-08 Middleton Richard G Cleaning fluid and methods
US20080115540A1 (en) * 2006-11-20 2008-05-22 Sanyo Electric Techno Create Co., Ltd. Dry cleaner
CN106996021A (zh) * 2017-05-31 2017-08-01 江苏海狮机械股份有限公司 皮草干洗机中的空气循环过滤装置
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US6609310B2 (en) * 2000-06-06 2003-08-26 Donini International S.P.A. Method and apparatus for safety control of the drying cycle in hydrocarbon-solvent dry-cleaning machines
US7060106B2 (en) 2003-04-15 2006-06-13 Richard George Kleker Apparatus for washing and drying garments
US20040206131A1 (en) * 2003-04-15 2004-10-21 Kleker Richard G. Apparatus for washing and drying garments
US20050071929A1 (en) * 2003-10-01 2005-04-07 Vanita Mani Integral laundry cleaning and drying system and method
US7926311B2 (en) * 2003-10-01 2011-04-19 General Electric Company Integral laundry cleaning and drying system and method
US20050199016A1 (en) * 2004-03-15 2005-09-15 Masaya Tadano Dry cleaner and drying machine
US20070028396A1 (en) * 2004-03-16 2007-02-08 Middleton Richard G Cleaning fluid and methods
US8100987B2 (en) 2004-03-16 2012-01-24 Jane D. Middleton Cleaning fluid and methods
US20050223502A1 (en) * 2004-04-09 2005-10-13 Kleker Richard G Apparatus for processing garments including a hanger mechanism
US20060101867A1 (en) * 2004-04-12 2006-05-18 Kleker Richard G Apparatus for processing garments including a water and air system
US7235109B2 (en) 2004-04-12 2007-06-26 Kleker Richard G Apparatus for processing garments including a water and air system
US20080115540A1 (en) * 2006-11-20 2008-05-22 Sanyo Electric Techno Create Co., Ltd. Dry cleaner
CN106996021A (zh) * 2017-05-31 2017-08-01 江苏海狮机械股份有限公司 皮草干洗机中的空气循环过滤装置
CN107447426A (zh) * 2017-09-29 2017-12-08 夏冰 一种可水洗可干洗一体机

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